1st COST iPLANTA CONFERENCE
CREATING A PLANT RNAI RESEARCH
NETWORK
COST Action CA15223
CONFERENCE OPEN TO ALL SCIENTISTS, TECHNICAL EXPERTS,
REGULATORS, POLICY MAKERS WITH AN INTEREST IN NEW
BIOTECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS
FEBRUARY 15-17 2017
UNIVERSITY SAPIENZA and CNR HEADQUARTERS
ROME ITALY
Grosshans H, Filipowicz W.Nature. 2008
INTRODUCTION OF IPLANTA COST ACTION
Modern agriculture requires a continuous and fast expanding stream of novel scientific and
technological innovations to tackle issues regarding quantity and quality of plant production for the
benefit of the farmer, the consumer and the environment.
Recently, methods to exploit plant defence mechanisms or changing plant metabolism, by RNA
silencing, have been shown to be promising. RNA silencing is a sequence-specific mechanism of
gene expression regulation present in eukaryotes that is based on the action of micro- and small
interfering RNA molecules (miRNAs and siRNAs) derived from double-stranded RNA precursors.
These small RNAs can trigger post-transcriptional gene silencing (PTGS), since they induce the
sequence-specific cleavage of a target RNA and/or the inhibition of translation. RNA silencing-based
strategies represent useful tools for functional genomics and crop biotechnology.
RNA interference (RNAi) can be used in a ‘within species’ mode to improve plant composition
by removing or reducing anti-nutrients, allergens and toxins while enhancing levels of beneficial
nutrients, and to improve plant growth and productivity by suppressing undesirable traits and thus
switching resources to more beneficial traits such as quality and yield. In addition, gene expression
in pathogens (particularly viruses and fungi), invertebrate pests and parasitic plants can be targeted
using a ‘cross-species’ or ‘host-induced’ silencing approach. Plants can be genetically modified to
produce double-stranded RNAs which trigger silencing and thus affect essential physiological
functions in pest or disease-causing organisms. RNA silencing functions also as a defence mechanism
against viral infection, and RNA silencing-based technologies have been successfully applied to
induce virus resistance in different plant species, such as fruit trees.
Therefore, this technology has the potential to introduce novel pest and disease resistance, quality
and nutritional improvements, and changes in metabolism which will increase crop productivity
and/or reduce post-harvest losses. However, it is important to consider that the methods used are
based on siRNA and miRNA initiating silencing of a target gene in a very precise manner.
The new COST Action 15223 iPlanta has the main objective to examine the scientific challenges
of RNAi techniques for disease and pest control, and metabolic enhancement of plants. It will identify
the most advanced knowledge available for this tool and the more important applications for the
improvement of agriculture, forestry and food sector. For all major applications it will consider the
best practices for risk assessment/management and the socio-economic impact of new products from
RNAi technology.
AIM OF THE CONFERENCE
1. Review existing knowledge and state of the art to provide a solid background for new
developments, applications and research information and to support risk assessments. Identify
knowledge and data gaps.
2. A study of the current situation on the development and application of RNAi in GM crop plants
worldwide.
3. Collect scientific information about biosafety aspects linked to RNAi GM plants and promote
research collaborations in this area in order to reduce uncertainty about potential non-target and
off-target effects of RNAi.
4. Review the social and economic impacts of GMP RNAi.
CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
DAY 1 – WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15TH, 2017 MORNING – ARRIVAL
• NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL, Piazzale Aldo Moro, 7 – AULA MARCONI
• 12:00 – 13:00 – Registration – poster display (size 90Hx80L)
• 13:00-13:05 - Welcome by Prof Bruno Mezzetti and Cristina Vettori
• 13:00 – 16:15 - Working Group Meetings – 5 separate WG meetings as parallel sessions. For each parallel session, the WGs Leader and
Vice Leader have identified speakers among the Action experts presenting research programs in line with the scientific goals defined for the
start of the Action. WG leaders will organise the programme in their session, promote and coordinate the discussion and develop plans of
action for the WG.
PARALLEL SESSIONS
Session 1 – RNAi Technology (WG1) CHAIRPERSONS GUY SMAGGHE AND MICHEL RAVELONANDRO
AUTHORS ORAL PRESENTATION
K. KASTAROU, A. OULAS, E. MITTA, E.
DADAMI, I. VLATAKIS, K. KALANTIDIS
DISARMING PLANT DEFENSE BY RNAI: THE USE OF DCL KNOCK –DOWN
NICOTIANA BENTHAMIANA PLANTS FOR INFECTION AND OVEREXPRESSION
STUDIED 10 min
Z.SZWEYKOWSKA-KULINSKA, A.PACAK,
K. KRUSZKA, A.SWIDA-BARTECZKA, P.
NUC, WOJCIECH KARLOWSKI
MICRORNA 444.1 EXPRESSION CONTROLS BARELY TILLERING IN RESPONSE TO
HEAT STRESS. 10 min
C. SARMIENTO, K. KÄRBLANE, M.
TOOMPUU, J. GERASSIMENKO, E. TRUVE
ABCE1 IS A HIGHLY CONSERVED ENDOGENOUS SUPPRESSOR OF RNA
SILENCING 10 min
A.DALAKOURAS, M. WASSENEGGER, J.N.
MCMILLAN, V. CARDOZA, I. MAEGELE, E.
DADAMI, M. RUNNE, G. KRCZAL AND
MICHAEL WASSENEGGER
INDUCTION OF SILENCING IN PLANTS BY HIGH-PRESSURE SPRAYING OF IN
VITRO-SYNTHESIZED SMALL RNAS. 10 min
A.M.R. GATEHOUSE, M.G. EDWARDS
RNAi –MEDIATED KNOCKDOWN OF THE VOLTAGE-GATED SODIUM ION CHANEL
(PARALYTIC A) CAUSES MORTALITY IN THE INSECT STORAGE PEST TRIBOLIUM
CASTANEUM 10 min
M. GHANIM, S. KANAKALA SILENCING GENES INVOLVED IN THE INTERACTION BETWEEN THE WHITEFLY
BEMISIA TABACI AND TOMATO YELLOW LEAF CURL VIRUS 10 min
B. MOLESINI, G.L. ROTINO, T.
PANDOLFINI
RNA SILENCING AS A TOOL FOR STUDYING GENES INVOLVED IN FRUIT
SET 10 min
T. LAWRENSON, O. SHORINOLA, M.
SMEDLEY, S. HAYTA, P. HUNDLEBY, W.
HARWOOD
A COMPARISON OF TARGET GENE SUPPRESSION BY RNAi AND RNA-
GUIDED Cas9 NUCLEASE 10 min
L. TOPPINO, M. KOOIKER, M. LINDNER ,
M. KATER, G.L. ROTINO
REVERSIBLE MALE STERILITY INDUCTION SYSTEM BASED ON
ARTIFICIAL-MICRORNA MEDIATED INACTIVATION OF TWO GENERAL
TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS IN EGGPLANT (SOLANUM MELONGENA L.)
10 min
Y. FEI, A. MOLNAR
INVESTIGATING THE EFFICACY OF RNA SILENCING-MEDIATED
EPIGENETIC MODIFICATIONS IN VIRUS INFECTED PLANTS 10 min
G. DI RUOCCO, G. BERTOLOTTI, E.
PACIFICI, L POLVERARI, S. SABATINI, P.
COSTANTINO AND R. DELLO IOIO
THE CONTROL OF CORTEX ANATOMY VIA MIRNA TARGET MIMICRY 10 min
AUTHORS POSTERS
M. TOPALOV, G. YAHUBYAN, M.
GOZMANOVA, E. DASKALOVA, E.
APOSTOLOVA, V. BAEV
EXPLORING THE MIRNAOME IN HABERLEA RHODOPENSIS – A MODEL PLANT
FOR DROUGHT TOLERANCE P
L. SWEVERS, J. VONTAS, K. KALANTIDIS
PLANT VIRUSES FOR DELIVERY OF RNAI TRIGGERS FOR PEST CONTROL:
POSSIBILITIES AND OBSTACLES P
M.TERZIKJ, E.SHUKAROVA
STEFANOVSKA, E. MISKOSKA MILEVSKA,
Z. POPOVSKI, Z.ARSOV, D. PLASHESKA
KARANFILSKA
MICRORNA AND TOBACCO SPECIES: MACEDONIAN STORY YET TO BE
TOLD
P
M. PETEK, K. GRUDEN
SELECTION AND VALIDATION OF NOVEL TARGETS FOR RNAi-BASED
CONTROL OF COLORADO POTATO BEETLE P
S. KAFKAS, E. KAFKAS, M.GÜNEY, M.
ZARIFIKHOSROSHAHI, H. KARCI, N.
EXPRESSION ANALYSIS OF CANDIDATE GENES RESPONSIBLE FOR BUD
ABSCISSION IN PISTACHIO P
ÇOBAN, H. TOPÇU, M.A. GÜNDEŞLİ, S. ETİ,
Ş.KARABIYIK, N.ASLAN, S. ARPACI
ERNA KARALIJA SEED PRIMING, A TOOL FOR PLANT PRIMING? P K. RAŽNÁ, L. HLAVAČKOVÁ, J. NÔŽKOVÁ,
J. MORAVČÍKOVÁ MICRORNA-BASED MOLECULAR MARKERS IN PLANT RESEARCH P
Session 2- RNAi Applications (WG2) CHAIRPERSONS HUW JONES AND HELY HÄGGMAN
AUTHORS ORAL PRESENTATION
K. PRENTICE, O. CHRISTIAENS, I. PERTRY.,
M. GHISLAIN,, G. GHEYSEN,, G. SMAGGHE
RNAi-MEDIATED STRATEGY TO CONTROL THE AFRICAN SWEETPOTATO
WEEVILS CYLAS PUNCTICOLLIS AND CYLAS BRUNNEUS (COLEOPTERA,
BRENTIDAE)
15 min
K. KANYUKA, A. MACHADO, M. URBAN, W.
S. LEE, N. BROWN, R. KING, E. YAMAZAKI
LAU, C. SPARKS, A. L. V. BONATO, C. S.
TIBOLA, N. F. MARTINS, F. J. ARAGÃO, J.
WEST, J. M. C. FERNANDES, K. E.
HAMMOND-KOSACK
HOST-INDUCED GENE SILENCING FOR THE CONTROL OF FUSARIUM HEAD
BLIGHT IN WHEAT FIELDS 15 min
I. ZAGRAI, M. RAVELONANDRO, R.
SCORZA, L. ZAGRAI, N. MINOIU
FIELD TRIALS FOR PLUM POX VIRUS RESISTANCE OF HONEYSWEET
TRANSGENIC PLUM IN ROMANIA
15 min
V.ILARDI, E. DI NICOLA, S. MONTICELLI, A.
GENTILE, R. C. GARCIA-ALMODOVAR, L.
BURGOS, M. TAVAZZA
RNAi-MEDIATED RESISTANCE TO THE QUARANTINE VIRUS CAUSING
SHARKA DISEASE IN STONE FRUITS
15 min
S.SABBADINI, C.O.LIMERA, B.MOLESINI,
T.PANDOLFINI, O.NAVACCHI, B.MEZZETTI
THE BOTTLENECKS IN OBTAINING AN EFFICIENT TRANSFORMATION
PROTOCOL FOR RNAi SHARKA RESISTANCE IN PEACH
15 min
AUTHORS POSTERS
J. POLÁK, J. K. KUNDU, P. KOMÍNEK, E.
BEONI, AND T. NEUBAUEROVÁ INVESTIGATION ON THE TRANSGENIC PLUM PRUNUS DOMESTICA L.,
CLONE C5 (CV. HONEYSWEET) FOR PROTECTION AGAINST SHARKA
DISEASE.
P
CAPPETTA E., ANDOLFO G., ERCOLANO
M.R. APPLICATIONS OF GENOME ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES TO REWRITE P
DISEASE RESISTANCE SYSTEM H. FULGOSI, S. JURIĆ
ANTISENSE RNA SILENCING OF THE TROL PROTEIN INVOLVED IN
PLANT PHOTOSYNTHETIC ENERGY PARTITIONING
P
P. CEJNAR, L. OHNOUTKOVÁ, M.
KOSTKOVÁ, T. VLČKO, J. K. KUNDU TRANSFORMATION OF SPRING BARLEY WITH PARTIAL WDV
REPLICATION PROTEIN
P
O. LAUNER, O. SHOSEYOV.
DOWN-REGULATION OF ENDOGENOUS PEANUT GENES VIA RNAI FOR
THE REDUCTION OF PEANUT ALLERGENICITY
P
SESSION 3 - RNAi biosafety (WG3) CHAIRPERSONS SALVATORE ARPAIA AND ANTJE DIETZ-PFEILSTETTER
AUTHORS ORAL PRESENTATION
K.M. PARKER, B. MATEESCU, M. SANDER
ENVIRONMENTAL FATE OF DOUBLE-STRANDED RNA (DSRNA)-
MECHANISTIC STUDIES ON DSRNA ADSORPTION AND DEGRADATION IN
LABORATORY SYSTEMS
15 min
K. PURNHAGEN REGULATING GMOS IN EUROPE: HOW SCIENCE LAW IS MOVING TO A
LAW OF FEARS, AND WHY IT MATTERS
15 min
STUART J. SMYTH
CANADIAN REGULATORY PERSPECTIVES ON GENOME ENGINEERED
CROPS
15 min
H.M.T. HOKKANEN, I. MENZLER-
HOKKANEN
RNAi-BASED CONTROL OF THE POLLEN BEETLE Meligethes aeneus: RISK
ASSESSMENT OF USING TRAP CROPS AS A DELIVERY PLATFORM
15 min
V. BARRAGAN-BORRERO, D. VAN
LEEUWEN, K. SOSTAR, B. MATEESCU MODELS FOR INVESTIGATING THE FUNCTIONAL TRANSFER OF PLANT-
DERIVED RNA IN MAMMALIAN CELLS
15 min
SESSION 4 - RNAi socio-economy (WG4) CHAIRPERSONS JUSTUS WESSELER AND KONSTANTINOS KARANTININIS
AUTHORS ORAL PRESENTATION
K. M. NIELSEN NEW TECHNIQUES, SCIENTIFIC AND REGULATORY ASPECTS 15 min A MIHNEA, D. NIKOLOV PRODUCTION RISK IN EXPECTED GROSS MARGIN BASED ON NEW
METHODS OF PLANT PEST AND DISEASE RESISTANCE AND IMPROVING
CROP QUALITY AND YIELD BASED OF USING ANALYTIC NETWORK
MODELLING
15 min
D. PIOVAN NEW BREEDING SOLUTIONS FOR NEW FARMERS’ CHALLENGES 15 min
M. J. PUNT, J. WESSELER
THE FORMATION OF GM-FREE AND GM COASEAN CLUBS: WILL THEY
FORM AND IF SO HOW MUCH CAN THEY ACHIEVE?
15 min
E. O. BENJAMIN, G. BUCHENRIEDER, H.
STRASSER, J. WESSELER A SOCIOECONOMIC ASSESSMENT TOOL FOR INNOVATIVE
BIOTECHNOLOGY IN AGRICULTURAL PEST MANGEMENT
15 min
U. HARTUNG, J. TOSUN, S. SCHAUB
LOCAL RESISTANCE TO GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS IN FOOD
PRODUCTION DIFFUSION PATTERNS AND THE GMO-FREE NETWORK
15 min
H. KEHLENBECK, J. SALTZMANN
SOCIO-ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF NOVEL BREEDING TECHNOLOGIES IN
AGRICULTURE – PERSPECTIVES AND CURRENT WORK IN GERMANY
15 min
T. J. VENUS, D. DRABIK, J. WESSELER
REGULATION OF NEW PLANT BREEDING TECHNIQUES: THE CASE OF
RAPESEED IN THE EU
15 min
AUTHORS POSTERS
C. MORFI, K. KARANTININIS, H.
ANDERSSON STRUCTURE OF THE SEED INDUSTRY IN SWEDEN P
SESSION 5 - RNAi Communication and public acceptance (WG5) - CHAIRPERSONS HILDE-GUNN OPSAHL-SORTEBERG AND
MATINA TSALAVOUTA
ORAL PRESENTATION
K. MINOL, J. FREITAG AND K. SINEMUS
FRAMING A COMMUNICATION STRATEGY FOR RNAI GM PLANTS BASED
ON EXPERIENCES FROM PAST EU AND NATIONAL RESEARCH PROJECTS
15 min
F. MIGLIACCI, D. PAFFETTI, C. VETTORI THE COST ACTION FP0905 EXPERIENCE ON SCIENTIFIC DISSEMINATION 15 min
• 16:15– 16:30 Coffee break
• 16:30 – 17:30 – Joint session – WG Leaders will summarize the most significant results presented during the WG meetings, and discuss
future plans and activities of the WG.
DAY 2 – THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16TH, 2017
IPLANTA CONFERENCE SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY, ROOM – AULA MONTALENTI
8:30 WELCOME & OPENING ADDRESS: BRUNO MEZZETTI, PAOLO COSTANTINO AND GILBERTO CORBELLINI (15 mins)
8:45 to 18:00 - Conference Joint Meeting organized in 5 sessions, one for WG, of 90 min each. Each session will contain one Lecture of 30 min
and 3 presentations and discussion each of 15 min.
SESSION 1 - RNAi Technology (WG1) CHAIRPERSONS GUY SMAGGHE AND MICHEL RAVELONANDRO
AUTHORS ORAL PRESENTATION
S. AVNET, A. MASSA, N. BALDINI FRUIT-DERIVED NANOVESICLES AS CARRIER OF mRNAS, MICRORNAS AND
BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS WITH EFFECTS ON BONE HEALTH
30 min
O. CHRISTIAENS, G. SMAGGHE THE CHALLENGES OF RNAI-MEDIATED INSECT PEST CONTROL AND THE
SEARCH FOR NOVEL DELIVERY METHODS
15 min
K. PERSSON-HODÉN, J. FOGELQVIST, A.
ÅSMAN, C. DIXELIUS
EXPLOITING RNA BIOLOGY TO REDUCE THE LATE BLIGHT DISEASE ON POTATO 15 min
M. RAVELONANDRO, R.SCORZA, I.
ZAGRAI, C. DARDICK, A. CALLAHAN, L.
ZAGRAI, P. BRIARD
INDUCING RNAI MECHANISMS AS A WAY OF TACKLING OF THE PLUM POX VIRUS
GENOME IN WOODY PERENNIAL PLANTS
15 min
10:00
SESSION 2 – RNAi Applications (WG2) CHAIRPERSONS HELY HÄGGMAN
AUTHORS ORAL PRESENTATION
H. HÄGGMAN, M. FLADUNG RNAI IN FOREST TREES 30 min
M. GUIDARELLI, S. SABBADINI, F.
NEGRINI, B. MEZZETTI, E. BARALDI
CHARACTERIZATION OF THE ROLE OF A LECTIN GENE IN THE SUSCEPTIBILITY
OF STRAWBERRY FRUITS TO COLLETOTRICHUM ACUTATUM
15 min
H. VANDERSCHUREN
RESISTANCE OF CASSAVA EXPRESSING dsRNAs AGAINST CODING
SEQUENCES OF GEMINIVIRUSES
15 min
J. VONTAS, E. PITSILI, N.
KRYOVRISINAKI, I. MOUSTAKA, A.
SANDRI, E. MOROU, E. SIOZOU, RIGA M.,
PLANT MEDIATED RNA INTERFERENCE (RNAi) TO BLOCK P450 BASED
DETOXIFICATION OF INSECTICIDES AND PLANT ALLELOCHEMICALS IN
AGRICULTURAL PESTS
15 min
RODITAKIS E., VAN LEEUWEN T.,
D’AMBROSIO C., KALANTIDIS K.
11:15 - 11:30 Coffee break
SESSION 3 – RNAi biosafety (WG3) CHAIRPERSONS SALVATORE ARPAIA AND ANTJE DIETZ-PFEILSTETTER
AUTHORS ORAL PRESENTATION
N.PAPADOPOULOU, F. ALVAREZ, Y.
DEVOS, A. LANZONI, C. PAOLETTI, M.
RAMON, E. WAIGMANN
RISK ASSESSMENT OF RNAi-BASED GM PLANTS 30 min
I. URRU, J.B. SWEET, A. DIETZ-
PFEILSTETTER, S. ARPAIA POSSIBLE ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF RNAi-BASED GM PLANTS 15 min
O. CHRISTIAENS, G. SMAGGHE RNAi-BASED PEST CONTROL: CURRENT UNDERSTANDINGS IN TERMS OF
ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY AND NON-TARGET EFFECTS
15 min
HARRY A. KUIPER AND ESTHER J. KOK FOOD SAFETY ASSESSMENT STRATEGIES FOR CROP PLANTS DERIVED
THROUGH RNAi – MEDIATED GENE SILENCING
15 min
13:00- 14:30 Lunch
SESSION 4 - RNAi socio-economy (WG4) CHAIRPERSONS JUSTUS WESSELER AND KONSTANTINOS KARANTININIS
AUTHORS ORAL PRESENTATION
J. WESSELER
ASSESSING SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF GMP RNAi-TECHNOLOGIES:
CONCEPTS AND METHODS
30 min
K. KARANTININIS, S. CHATZOPOULOU
THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF THE EUROPEAN AGRI-FOOD CHAIN 15 min
T. J. VENUS, D. DRABIK, J. WESSELER
REGULATION OF NEW PLANT BREEDING TECHNIQUES: THE CASE OF
RAPESEED IN THE EU
15 min
V. VENTURA, D. FRISIO
NATURALLY GM: THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW BREEDING TECHNIQUES
THROUGH PATENT DATA ANALYSIS
15 min
16:15- 16:30 Coffee break
SESSION 5 - RNAi Communication and public acceptance (WG5) - CHAIRPERSONS HILDE-GUNN OPSAHL-SORTEBERG AND
MATINA TSALAVOUTA
G. CARRADA THE OPPORTUNITY OF A FRESH START 30 min
E. MULLINS
COMMUNICATING TO ADDRESS PERCEPTIONS AROUND PLANT
BREEDING TECHNOLOGIES: EXPERIENCES FROM THE AMIGA GM
STUDY ON POTATO ENGINEERED FOR LATE BLIGHT RESISTANCE
15 min
H-G. OPSAHL SORTEBERG NEW SCIENCE DISSEMINATION OPPORTUNITIES ON FACEBOOK PLATFORMS 15 min
MATINA TSALAVOUTA A TALE OF TWO TRIALS: COMMUNICATING RECENT RESEARCH ON GM CROPS
AT ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH
15 min
17:00- 18:00 General Discussion
20.30 Conference Dinner: Resturant La Pantera Rosa (Piazza del Verano, 84 – near CNR. Meat, fish or vegetarian menu at 30€).
DAY 3 – FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17TH, 2017
ROUND TABLE AND PRESSE CONFERENCE AT NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL (CNR), Piazzale Aldo Moro, 7, AULA MARCONI
8:45 -11:15 Round table – Chair Person Bruno Mezzetti; Jeremy Sweet
o WG Leaders: Guy Smagghe, Hely Häggman, Salvatore Arpaia, Justus Wesseler, Hilde-Gunn Opsal-Sorterber
o Science: Attila Molnar (Edinburg University), Nicola Baldini (University of Bologna),Harry Kuiper (WUR),Dario Frisio (UniMi)
o Stakeholder: Deborah Piovan (Confagricoltura), Oriano Navacchi (Vitroplant), Mirco Montefiore (NewPlant)
o Communication: Gilberto Corbellini (Sapienza), Giovanni Carrada (Quark), Matina Tsalavouta (Rothamsted R.), Cristina Vettori (CNR)
o Organizations: Anna Lanzoni and Nicoletta Papadopoulou (EFSA), Francesco Loreto (CNR), Valeria Giovannelli (ISPRA)
11:15- 11:30 Coffee break
11:30 – 12:30 Press conference : Bruno Mezzetti; Jeremy Sweet, Gilberto Corbellini, Giovanni Carrada, Hilde-Gunn Opsal-Sorterber
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch
13:30 – 16:00 MC Meeting – only for MC members.
16:30 End of the meeting
IN COLLABORATION WITH:
COST ACTION CA 15223 MODIFYING PLANTS TO PRODUCE INTERFERING
RNA
at the CNR/ Sapienza(Rome, Italy)
1st CONFERENCE
Venue The First Conference will take place at the NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL – CNR
headquarters and theSapienza University of Rome.
At the NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL, Piazzale Aldo Moro, 7, will be held the
WG Workshops on Wednesday 15/02/2017 and the Round Table, Press Conference and
MC meeting on Friday 17/02/2017
At the Sapienza University, Room – Aula Montalenti, will be held the iPLANTA
Conference on Thursday 16/02/2017
Both places of the 1st iPLANTA Conference (B) are 18 min walking distance from the Main
Station called “Stazione Termini” (A)
IPLANTA Meetings
Wednesday 15/02
Friday 17/02
IPLANTA Conference
Aula Montalenti Thursday 16/02